First, I've found a place for my last box of Sarracenia. Whew!
Second, important things are afoot with fluorescent fixtures. Because of
USA legislation directed towards producing fluorescent fixtures that are
more energy-saving, the old workhorse bulbs of CP terraria---4' CW, 40Watt
bulbs are no longer going to be available. They are being replaced by
a new kind of 25Watt bulb. Unfortunately this will result in a significant
drop in light output (something like 1900 lumens instead of 3000 lumens).
A second new bulb, a 34Watt CW, will be available that will produce the
original 3000 lumens with slightly less power consumption. However, to
run one of these one must have a new E-type ballast. Apparently putting a
34W bulb in an older P-type (or whatever) ballast can result in bad
performance). So either stockpile some 40Watt bulbs or prepare yourself for
retrofitting your fixtures...
Barry
P.S. CW stands for Cool White